Hope Island, part of the town of Chebeague Island, was bought last month by Ed Mylett, a California-based entrepreneur and motivational speaker.
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Whale scientists fire back – with science – at critics of new lobstering rules
Marine biologists disagree with a judge’s decision to block a seasonal closure in the Gulf of Maine and say there are ample data to justify the closure.
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Early & Etsy: 8 Maine reasons to get a jump on your holiday shopping
Etsy has 41,000-plus listings by Maine entrepreneurs and crafters. We scoured them and picked eight to go under your Christmas tree.
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Madison tomato grower repeatedly violated federal laws with hiring practices, report found
A federal investigation determined Backyard Farms had a practice of dismissing domestic workers to make room for incoming foreign workers between 2017-2019.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Powell says inflation risks rising, but Fed can be ‘patient’
Consumer prices jumped 4.3% in August from a year earlier, the fastest such increase in three decades.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, but still notch weekly gains
Investors have been reviewing corporate earnings over the last two weeks and the mostly solid results have helped stocks generally grind higher.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stock tied to Trump media venture soars amid new frenzy
The new enterprise, with the former president as its chairman, aims to challenge Facebook, Twitter and even Disney’s streaming video service.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Celebration Barn Theater hires David Bruin as executive artistic director
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater has hired David Bruin as executive artistic director. Bruin is a dramaturge, producer, curator and scholar of theater and performance. Since 2019, he has served as a co-curator of the annual Prelude Festival, a program of the Martin E. Segal Theater Center at City University of New York. He […]
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Maine CDC urges disposal of Hardie’s crabmeat over salmonella infections
Four Mainers and one New Hampshire resident contracted salmonellosis after eating crabmeat from Hardie’s Crabmeat in Deer Isle, the CDC said.
